Switzerland: Spiez and Thun to Montreux
“If you want peace of mind, come to Montreux.” -Freddie Mercury
“If you want peace of mind, come to Montreux.” -Freddie Mercury
“I left the view of Jungfrau with deep regret: eternal snow, etched as it seemed against eternal sunshine, and the Silberhorn sharp against dark blue: the Silvertine (Celebdil) of my dreams.” -J.R.R. Tolkien
It had only been a few days since I was wiping down white boards and packing up books to wrap up another school year, but now I was on a train from Zurich airport to Lucerne. My Switzerland adventure had begun.
“Switzerland would be a mighty big place if it were ironed flat.”
– Mark Twain
And now, without further ado, here are my top 5 tips for independent travel:
“You can’t escape the past in Paris, and yet what’s so wonderful about it is that the past and present intermingle so intangibly that it doesn’t seem to burden.” -Alan Ginsberg
Disney World claims to be the happiest place on earth, but I contend that Belgium might just be the real magic kingdom.
AMSTERDAM: The name looms large in the popular imagination, often conjuring up images of a rowdy, libertine city where anything goes.
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